Bottom plates from a pair of German Tassets 1520-30
of bright steel embossed and engraved in imitation of the slashed civilian clothing of the period. Each curved to the shape of the thigh, the lower edge (cracked) boldy roped and bordered by a recessed border defined by 2 ridges. The upper edge cusped in the center. Domed brass rivets replaced. Height 5 inches (12.8 cm).
Provenance F.H. Cripps-Day.
Exhibited Wilmer House Museum, Farnham, 3-29 April 1962, No. 8.
Feb. 10 2023-Feb. 29 2024 Orange County Historical Museum Hillsborough NC
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